Start him off as Offensive Coordinator (skip QB coach, that would be a waste of a great mind). Then if he does well coordinating the offense, make him the Head Coach.

Pete Carroll is 61. I could see him retiring around 68 years old. Pete is pretty youthful for his age. So who knows.

Russell Wilson is just 24 years old. I can see Russ settling down to be a pocket passer as he ages, but still his style of play will take a toll on his body and he will most likely retire a little younger than most good quarterbacks. Like Peyton Manning, who is turning 37 in March. The crazy thing is, Manning signed a 5-year contract in early 2012. So he is contracted to play to the age of 41 (three months shy of 42).

Not saying Russ will be as great of a QB as Peyton Manning, just using his age as an example.

I doubt RW will play to the same age as Manning. If I had to guess, I'd say Russell Wilson retires somewhere around 34-36 years old. Meaning Pete Carroll will have retired and we would be a couple years in with a new coach. Which could be perfect timing, if they hire Wilson as OC, by the time the next Head Coach's time is up. Russ will be ready to step in.

This is all looking way into the future and speculating that Wilson will not only be a great QB that we all believe he can be. But he'll also want to coach after his playing career and be good at it.

I said it last week. I think he can step in as DC right now. He is obviously twiddling his thumbs when not playing and there is always room for some more film watching. I think dual-hatting like this would help him on the offensive side of the ball as well.....

mikeak wrote:I said it last week. I think he can step in as DC right now. He is obviously twiddling his thumbs when not playing and there is always room for some more film watching. I think dual-hatting like this would help him on the offensive side of the ball as well.....

At the very least, it would help keep his head in the game. Do you see how disinterested he can seem when he's on the sidelines? As if he doesn't even care?

It seems like elite players never make great coaches. Of the 32 head coaches in the NFL, who was the best pro football player was Mike Munchak, and it's not like he's been doing a great job. In the past ten years, the best pro player among head coaches was probably Mike Singletary, and he was awful running the Niners.

Rat wrote:It seems like elite players never make great coaches. Of the 32 head coaches in the NFL, who was the best pro football player was Mike Munchak, and it's not like he's been doing a great job. In the past ten years, the best pro player among head coaches was probably MikeSingletary, and he was awful running the Niners.

John Moffitt has eluded to the notion that RW is a Robot, and therefore he should be more than capable of filling the VMAC with multiple Lombardi's, Curing life threatening diseases, solving world hunger, fulfuilling his papal duties, and as President, leading this Country back into Global dominance

Rat wrote:It seems like elite players never make great coaches. Of the 32 head coaches in the NFL, who was the best pro football player was Mike Munchak, and it's not like he's been doing a great job. In the past ten years, the best pro player among head coaches was probably MikeSingletary, and he was awful running the Niners.

Can we please let the guy play season number two before we elect him Pope?

The Pope gets elected?

Yep. by a bunch of

LOL.

Hey, for all that quarterbacks are the golden standard of football knowlege and tactical aptitude, have you ever noticed how FEW NFL quarterbacks actually go on to become head coaches? Only two active ones I can think of are Jim Harbaugh (spit) and Gary Kubiac, and neither one of those two were particularly great QB's. I'd say former O-linemen and DB's outnumber former QB's at least 3-1.

And yeah, Russell will be busy being president of the Earth and fighting the Zylons to be a head coach.

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Rat wrote:It seems like elite players never make great coaches. Of the 32 head coaches in the NFL, who was the best pro football player was Mike Munchak, and it's not like he's been doing a great job. In the past ten years, the best pro player among head coaches was probably MikeSingletary, and he was awful running the Niners.